Burn 300 Calories in 22 Minutes

To torch more calories than running a six-minute mile, you could cross-country ski uphill at a crazy-fast clip. Or you could swing a cast-iron kettlebell for 20 minutes to get the same sizzle. To turn up the burn even more, we found a fitness fusion firm-up that melds pound-melting kettle bells with heart-pumping kickboxing. Each energizing exercise in this mix sheds and sculpts, remaking your shape.

The trainer Russian-born Dasha Libin (her grandfather taught kettlebells to the Soviet Army!), co-owner of Anderson Martial Arts in New York City, created this clever kettlebell-kickboxing combo.

You’ll need A 10- to 15-pound kettlebell ($30 and up).

The plan Warm up for five minutes (shadowbox, jump rope—you decide). Then do each three-move round, performing every exercise for one minute. Take a one-minute breather between rounds. Try the sizzle session three times a week on nonconsecutive days.

ROUND 1 

works abs, butt, thighs

Stand with feet staggered, right leg in front, holding kettlebell horns at chest. Rotate torso to left as you bring left knee toward right elbow (as shown). Return to start. Repeat quickly on opposite side. Continue for 1 minute.

Tip-top toner

works arms, abs, butt, thighs, calves

Stand on tiptoes, holding kettlebell upside down by horns at chest; squat (as shown). Stay on tiptoes and stand, straightening arms overhead, then lower kettlebell behind head until forearms are parallel to floor. Reverse movement to return to start. Continue for 1 minute.

Liftoff

works shoulders, arms, back, abs, butt, thighs 

Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding horns at chest. Lunge left leg back, raising arms overhead (as shown). Stand, kicking left leg forward as you lower arms to chest. Return to lunge. Continue for 30 seconds. Switch sides; repeat.

ROUND 2

Low and go

works shoulders, arms, back, abs, legs

Stand with feet wider than hip-width apart, toes out, holding horns at chest. Squat, lowering arms toward floor, then step left leg back and to right as you extend arms overhead (as shown). Return to squat. Switch sides; repeat. Continue, alternating sides, for 1 minute.

Thigh thinner

works thighs, butt, calves

Stand with feet hip-width apart, toes out, holding horns at chest. Lift left heel off floor, then squat (as shown). Return to start. Switch sides; repeat. Continue, alternating sides, for 1 minute.

Whittling warrior

works abs, butt, legs

Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding kettlebell horns at chest. Lunge back with left leg. Stand, bringing left thigh parallel to floor. Bend forward, lowering arms toward floor, extending left leg behind you until parallel to floor (as shown). Return to start. Switch sides; repeat. Continue, alternating sides, for 1 minute.

ROUND 3

Plank kick-out

works shoulders, arms, chest, abs

Start in plank with right hand on kettlebell. Hold plank as you extend left foot to right side at a 45-degree angle (as shown). Return to plank. Switch sides; repeat. Continue, alternating sides, for 1 minute.

Butt-firming bridge

works butt, arms, chest, back, abs 

Sit with knees bent, feet flat, back at a 45-degree angle, holding horns at chest. Lower your back to floor, then lift hips until body forms a straight line as you extend arms overhead to floor (as shown). Return to start. Continue for 1 minute.

Chiseling circle

works abs, butt, legs

Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding horns at chest. Step right leg back and to left, then explode upward, swinging leg (as shown) in a circle. Return to start. Switch sides; repeat. Continue, alternating sides, for 1 minute.

By Lucy Danziger and the staff at SELF